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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Off on a tangent - whatever next? #81170 09/30/2002 6:18 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 Whilst looking up "interesting" buildings, I spotted this: http://www.guggenheimlasvegas.org/herm_home.html It looks like they are staring to put "real" things in Los Vegas - whatever will they do next - swap the Luxor Hotel for a real pyramid? Put the real Statue of Libery on temporary display. If there was one thing that I could trust in life was that if I saw a rock in Las Vegas it was bound to be hollow. Whatever next? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Off on a tangent - whatever next? #81171 09/30/2002 11:12 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Statue of Libery Patience or Fortitude? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Off on a tangent - whatever next? #81172 09/30/2002 11:49 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Patience or Fortitude? Or Shirley. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: My school looks like this: #81173 10/01/2002 6:08 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,094 Cincinnati & Loveland, Ohio, U... Jazzoctopus old hand Jazzoctopus old hand Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,094 Cincinnati & Loveland, Ohio, U... TEd, the outside of the building is certainly not monochromatic. We DAAPers get made fun of for going to school in a pink (and other light colors) building. Eisenman, the architect (duh) is one of the premier US architects today. He has a notable building on the Ohio State campus as well. His style can loosely be described as deconstructivist, breaking down the historical paradigms of the field. The building, they claim, has no right angles (bull) and it curves around the older building up the hill and creates a large atrium like area in the middle. This area, which includes the "Grand Stair" is the main meeting place. Many meetings and classes are held on the stair and in the atrium cafeteria. The reason for all of the white is to accent the artwork that is frequently displayed. And he did, knowing the inhabitants, intentionally incorporate a couple badly designed aspects, like a confusing flow pattern and a column right in the middle of your way when you go up one staircase. Another complaint that many people have is that he said from the start that it would only last about 10 years (disposable architecture). Right now it's 6 or 7 years old and still in great shape. I guess they're keeping up with repairs well. Anyway, it's obviously a matter of opinion. I happen to like going to school in such a note-worthy building. And Jo, we have one of those on campus too: http://vontz.uc.edu/ My dad works there. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Harrumph® #81174 10/01/2002 6:14 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Helen of troy will get my Patience or Fortitude? joke even if no one else does. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Harrumph® #81175 10/01/2002 6:17 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 if no one else does I didn't even get it. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Harrumph® #81176 10/01/2002 6:32 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park Patience or Fortitude? i would have to swear on a stack of bibles (most definately lower case b in bibles) that i would be lion if i said i didn't.. of course Patience or Fortitude can be reproduced, (but its a bit tricky on account of them both being males) but so much of their personalities come from years of living where they do... and besides, they might be bored on The Strip. its got plenty of flash but well, its not quite the same view Patience or Fortitude are used to. my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Harrumph® #81177 10/01/2002 6:39 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York hehehe... Toldja. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Harrumph® #81178 10/02/2002 7:40 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 >Libery Libery - isn't that how you pronounce it? Anyway, who needs Patience and Fortitude when you have Siegfried and Roy. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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